Paul821 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Have got the go ahead to proceed I present my second entry in this GB For the stats: Manufacturer: Amera Type: Vac form - with enhancements Scale: 1/72 - 1/76 (that is what the web site says!) Period: WW2 First stage is to clear the paintwork off. Depending on Royal Mail Something Architectural (III) should launch tomorrow/Thursday. For the 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I have made many Nissen huts from scratch so will be interested in what you do . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Looking to see what you do, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Mancunian airman said: I have made many Nissen huts from scratch so will be interested in what you do . . . . . . I need a number of Nissen huts for the Exercise Meteor project and I was tempted by scratch building using 3D printer ends and windows. This might still be my way forward but I saw this as a challenge for this GB. One problem with buying commercial 1/72 - 1/176 is the size difference between then, that is even allowing for the scale difference. I have looked at Hornby/Skaledale, Metcalfe, Ratio and Amera, plus there are some on HO scale as well. This extends to other scales. Some time ago I had a 1:144 / 1:48 scale airfield and again huts differed in size and none we half the size of their larger brethren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 After an hour or so in an empty ice cream tub, after a coating of Revell Paint remover the hut needed a scrub down and wash to achieve this The end is fairly well detailed but the windows and doors need some attention Lastly I mentioned in the previous post about scale, Well Nissen Huts generally were 16ft or 24ft wide. This measures out at In 1:72 scale this is 14' 8" approx' and 1:76 15' 5" so pretty good for an OO gauge railway. Surgery for this is set for tomorrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 A couple of scratch built 16ft base Nissen huts . . . showing you some window detail Ends were usually timber or rendered brick . . . . Ian 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 7:50 PM, Mancunian airman said: Ends were usually timber or rendered brick . . That is why my first action has been to remove the ends, and also much of the side windows.. I can actually see a couple of Nissen huts from our house as the farm buildings opposite include them. However these a 24ft huts and have more modern ends. There are some original huts within a short distance of our house but until 12th April they are out of bounds, Therefore for this build I will be relying on this book: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 A slight break with this particular build but in the GB chat I referred to this site http://www.currell.net/models/mod_free.htm where there is a free download of a couple of Nissen huts, well I could not resist and they were duly downloaded. I cannot share a shot of the download as the owner of the site requests that you only direct people to the site above. A fairly quick start and the only real issue is that the length of the huts does lead some problems in keeping them straight, so back to the old trusted coffee stirrers. The completed build is: weathering is by scrapings from Artists Crayons. I do seem to have something of an obsession with Nissen huts and that excludes this build and the one included in the Airfix A06903 WWII USAAF Airfield Set as thee is no separate build thread for this one and I am not posting it in either of the galleries it should not appear in the stats for the GB rather it is a research project to inform the main build 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 There's plenty of mushroom farmers who'll tell you that you can never have too many Nissan huts!\ Though I don't think I've come across anyone who collected models of them. I'km fascinated, have you got a Metcalfe one in the collection? I can't immediately spot it, and what are the pair second from the left? They look undersize, but not undersize enough to be 'n'? Ps Thanks for not muddying the mystic spreadsheet further! Actually I think the spreadsheet is holding up its the data monkey driving it that's the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 @Mjwomack to answer the question Left to right: N gauge: Metcalfe this is original version and it have been reissued with laser cut parts 2mm 1/150th/‘N’ Grmodels (resin) 1:144 scale - Corgi, issued as part of their Aviation Archive series do but repainted 1:72 http://www.currell.net/models/mod_free.htm OO (1:76) Metcalfe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 He aint the only one with a collection of Nissen huts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Just now, Mancunian airman said: He aint the only one with a collection of Nissen huts The next GB, would it qualify as a single type GB? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 As mine are scratch built to 4mm I dont think they would qualify ?? (I have an airfield layout with around 7 difference sized Nissens and Romney huts currently) Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Fliightpath makes 1/72 and 1/48 scale Nissen huts with 2 types of ends along with airfield huts in the same scales. They have other structures and equipment, too. 15 minutes ago, Mjwomack said: The next GB, would it qualify as a single type GB? I'd sign up for that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Fliightpath makes 1/72 and 1/48 scale Nissen huts with 2 types of ends along with airfield huts in the same scales. They have other structures and equipment, too. I'd sign up for that! I wish you had not brought the flightpath site to my notice - I see a brass etch build making its way to this GB. As to a NIssen Hut GB - how about an anything but aircraft GB, where you can include anything seen at an airfield other than planes? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Paul821 said: I wish you had not brought the flightpath site to my notice - I see a brass etch build making its way to this GB. As to a NIssen Hut GB - how about an anything but aircraft GB, where you can include anything seen at an airfield other than planes? Yeah... I just saw the Control Tower... I'd sign up for that GB too! Structures, machinery, and vehicles, oh my! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 And suddenly a proposal appeared Hold on, I recognize that name 🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 After completing "The Bull Inn" the second of my builds in this GB to benefit from my renewed determination to complete all my entries is this one, First thing to note is the number of huts has doubled as I found the other one in a box that had not been touched since my house move last year. While preparing the ends I found that, despite my comments above the hits are actually slightly too large for 1:76, some I have cut down the second one to scale, When complete on "Exercise Meteor" they will be far enough apart for the difference not to show. The major challenge now are the eight windows required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 One month later and with the impending end of te GB looming, it is time to get back to work on this one, Still a work in progress but I feel more confident about getting it into a Gallery before the end date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 During the last weekend of the GB something had to and the Nissen Huts failed to make the end point I was not happy with the build anyway and for some the paint was not taking correctly. They will get completed but not here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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